Hi all! My name is Kristen and I'm new to this thread. My Grandmommy taught me to knit when I was a kid and was my go to for all questions knitting. She's no longer with us, so I'm hoping some of you can help me!

I am currently knitting my first jacket, Accordion by Leigh Spencer. It is beautiful, but I'm stuck on the neck and shoulder shaping section and fear I may have done something wrong. The pattern is:

Dear Leigh,

I know that you designed this pattern a long time ago, but Iím hoping youíll help me out with something! This is my first sweater/jacket project, and I got the back panel finished off with no problems. I am coming to the end of the right panel, and am not sure if Iíve done something wrong. Your pattern says:

Welcome to Knitting Help!
It sounds like you've done everything correctly. It should look approximately like a quarter circle (or a big bite) at the neck edge. This may look too large but once you get the edging or collar on, it'll close up a bit. Normally I'd say check the front schematic but the schematic isn't very detailed and doesn't reflect the shaping called for in the pattern.

If that is a neck on a baby sweater it might be okay. Actually seems a little small, but at least it looks correct.

Thanks, Jan. The only reason I'm confused is that there doesn't seem to be any neckline on that particular sweater jacket withOUT collar. Am I looking at the picture wrong (the sweater is shown on the pattern linked in your previous post). This is, in fact, a sweater for a 3 year old, and has a zipper, so that may be why it appears to be small. Sorry to be so confused...I believe I may be a little out of my element making this thing!